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The Largest Asteroid Changed to A Planet


2010
05.06



Recent studies found that the largest asteroid in the Milky Way system is being developed into a larger real planet.

Some researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), made this conclusion after using the Hubble Space Telescope to study the Pallas, the second largest asteroid in the Milky Way System, said the study published in the journal Science, published in October.
Pallas, whose name was taken from a Greek goddess, Pallas Athena, was in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.

According to the theory of planet formation, planetary prototype is a cloud of gas particles, stones, and dust that are in the process of forming a single planet. Prototype was on track a little planet each other’s orbit, resulting in conflict and gradually form a true planet.

“It’s very exciting to see one object of this new perspective is very interesting and has not been observed by the Hubble’s high resolution,” said UCLA doctoral level student Britney E Schmidt, lead author of the study.

“We estimate, a huge asteroid is not just to block the planet was formed, but as an opportunity to study planet formation frozen in time.”

With the Hubble images, Schmidt said he and his colleagues can make a new measurement of the shape and size of Pallas. They can see the surface has dark and bright areas, which shows a rich body of water may have undergone internal changes in the same way passed by the planet.

“That’s what makes it more like a planet – a round shape and color variation is very important as far as we understand it, is a dynamic object or objects that have had the exact same size since formed,” said Schmidt. “We thought maybe it is a dynamic object.”

For the first time, Schmidt said, he and his colleagues also saw the big crash at Pallas. They can not be sure whether it is a crater, but her depression did show something else important: that it can bring to small family Pallas asteroids that orbit in space.

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Knowing Platypus


2010
05.06



Just want to share aja about the origin of Australia’s unique animals on this one because it has unique characteristics that have such poisonous snakes have mouths and lay eggs like a duck and swims like a beaver.

Platypus was first discovered by British scientists, Goerge Shaw, in the year 1799. He estimated that this animal existed since the dinosaur era. Platypus name itself comes from Greek and Latin, which means feet flat.
Animals are very unique because he was the only mammals that lay eggs and suckle their children, or in biological terms is called ovovivipar.dan have to like snakes, has a mouth like a duck and has feathers like a beaver

The flat foot, love to eat small insects and shrimps. Its body length, about 50-60 inches (males) and 40-50 inches (females). Platypus has four legs which are arranged horizontally in the body. It serves to movement on land. Membrane at the front legs have a size big enough to help him swim in the water. Mengerakkan platypus swim with his front leg.
If she was walking on land, its membrane will be folded into and replaced by a digunakkannya paws for walking and digging. Rear feet also have claws to control his body while swimming. Claws can also be used to hold food when he dug up and to keep the fur to keep them dry.
Platypus are usually looking for food in the water by diving in water for 1.5 minutes. He is looking for prey menggunakkan part that has sensors to detect movement.

In the 1990s, many people hunt platypus to be taken fur. But today, platypus, including the animals that are protected by the Australian government. Their population was on the wane. That’s because a lake or river where they lived many contaminated.
Hopefully, this animal is kept maintained.

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Attention to Gamers


2010
05.05



Gamers should be careful. Because, besides consuming a lot of time, game players at risk of experiencing symptoms of autism.

Based on the findings outlined in the British psychologist annual conference in Dublin to express a negative impact on game addicts. The habit of pressing the button and took a long sitting at a computer associated with personality disorders, namely autism.

Autism is a severe neurological developmental disorder that affects the way a person communicates and interacts with others in the vicinity. Researchers find fun games to dominate all aspects of life because addicts are stuck with the game.

For example, gaming addict loses sleep time, decreased sense of smell, and cause tension in their marriage life. “In fact, chances are they need medical workers to reduce the habit,” said researchers from the University of Bolton’s Dr. John Charlton.

In this study, included 400 computer game addicts, mostly men. Worse, they satisfy his hobby with the routine play. Overall subjects were asked to play an online game called Asheron’s Call.

Charlton said the results research, game addicts showed a relationship with a personality, such as low self-confidence, introverted personality, fears, anxieties.

Some of these characteristics usually found in people with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism who have difficulties in relationships with others, interact socially and communicate.

From the whole subject, as much as 3 percent showed symptoms due to gaming addiction. In fact, some gaming addicts showed symptoms that indicate at least three Asperger syndrome, one crisis of confidence.

To strengthen the research, Dr Charlton said the whole subject before the symptoms are not indicated. Now they show similar symptoms as patients in general. Symptoms include the inability to empathize and to ignore the existence of those around them.

“There are some subjects showed symptoms of escape from reality. When they were playing as if free from all problems, “he continued.

In addition, the various professions such as computer experts, mathematicians, engineers would be risky to have the same symptoms.

“Research shows the relationships of people at risk of compulsive gaming disorder than those without autism,” said a man who worked as a psychologist is.

Very regrettably, the people around him did not realize the dangers that may arise when playing in front of the computer. Thus, not infrequently they were left alone to spend hours and hours.

Charlton’s colleague, psychologist Ian Danforth of the United States asserted, the frequency of play that too often will disrupt everyday life. Other impacts will affect the way the mind and the ability to control emotions.

“Those who are addicted to problems with sleep schedule, decreased ability to smell, and thought continue to increase the length of time to play and will get pleasure from playing the game,” said Danforth.

For men who are married, this will affect the habits of married life that has been built. They are at risk due to lifestyle messy divorce.

“It’s very possible one of the 30 addicts at risk of obesity and the game needs medical help,” he said.

The trend of obesity risk of dangerous diseases. Obesity is excess fat, mostly caused by bad habits or eating schedule.

Settings excessive eating or overeating, eating too many snacks, very major effect on obesity. Besides that, plus lack of physical exercise or sports.

Obesity that must be addressed with diet, exercise, changing behavior, drug taking, and in extreme conditions treated with surgery. In fact, if someone overweight, the chances of heart disease would be greater.

In people who are overweight, the risk of blood vessel blockage in the heart and the greater risk of heart failure. In this case, the family doctor is required to adopt healthy behavior therapy.

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